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About This Quiz
Are you ready to rumble? If you're planning on taking this quiz, we hope you are! One of the biggest films of the 2000s, Million Dollar Baby had everyone ready to step into the ring. Are you ready to fight it out against this quiz?
In 2004, Clint Eastwood took the lead with the sports drama, Million Dollar Baby. Not only did he act in the film, but he directed and produced it. Based on the F.X. Toole novel, Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner. The book and film follow the story of a trainer who tries to redeem himself and his career by training a female boxer. The film also stars Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman.
With the unique plot and acting quality, you can be sure this film was awarded. The film won Best Picture, Best Director (Eastwood), Best Actress (Swank), and Best Supporting Actor (Freeman) at the Academy Awards.Â
Million Dollar Baby was packed into 132 minutes of drama. How well can you remember it all?Â
What nickname did Frankie give Maggie? What is the name of Frankie's gym? Where did Maggie's last fight take place? If you're ready to go a few rounds with this quiz, you'll need to know these answers!
How well do you remember Million Dollar Baby? Can you make it to the final round of this match or will you be knocked out?
Boxers. In your corners!
Frankie Dunn, a former boxing contender, is one of the central characters of "Million Dollar Baby." Which Hollywood heavyweight played him?
Anthony Hopkins
Steve McQueen
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood starred in "Million Dollar Baby," a film he also directed and co-produced.
Kevin Costner
Maggie Fitzgerald is the newbie wannabe fighter on the block. Which Academy Award-winning character actress portrayed her?
Chloe Sevigny
Rose McGowan
Christina Ricci
Hillary Swank
Hillary Swank won an Academy Award for her performance as Maggie. She previously won the same award for playing a transgender in "Boys Don’t Cry."
Since being a retired prizefighter, Frankie Dunn now runs and manages one of these places.
coffee shop
7-11
a boxing gym
Frankie’s boxing gym is named "Hit Pit." There are regulars who work out there, hoping to become better boxers.
a fast food joint
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The film guides viewers with the voice-over narration of Frankie Dunn’s gym assistant and friend, Scrap Dupris. Whose voice was this?
Danny De Vito
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman portrayed Scrap Dupris, a former boxer like Frankie. Their friendship goes way back.
Sean Connery
James Earl Jones
Aside from frequenting his gym, Frankie also frequents this kind of establishment every week, particularly during Sundays.
a brothel
a church
Frankie always attends the Sunday church service. His priest always ends up arguing with him, though, for many reasons.
a fastfood joint
a casino
In which famous city is Frankie’s gym located?
Vancouver
New Orleans
New York
Los Angeles
The "Hit Pit" is somewhere in Los Angeles. But it doesn’t reflect the showbiz glamor of Hollywood and Vine.
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From which state is Maggie Fitzgerald?
Missouri
Maggie is from Missouri, and her midwestern accent is quite heavy. According to Scrap, she knows she is “trash,†so she struggles to make something out of her life.
Iowa
Florida
Jamaica
Frankie’s priest friend always asks if the former boxer already wrote a letter to an estranged relative. Which relative is this?
his father
his wife
his mother
his daughter
A hidden back story involves an estranged relationship between Frankie and his daughter. It’s not clear why they are estranged.
Why did Missouri native Maggie Fitzgerald come to Frankie’s gym in Los Angeles?
she wants to work here
she's looking for her lost father
she wants to be trained by him
From prior research, Maggie knows that Frankie can train boxers to be great. Only if he says yes…
she's looking for a husband
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What is Frankie’s number one reason for rejecting Maggie’s request for training?
he's too old
he doesn’t train girls
Frankie thinks that women’s boxing is done merely for show, not for the sport. A tough guy himself, he thinks girls aren’t tough enough for the sport.
he's retired
he wants more money
When not working out at Frank’s gym, Maggie keeps a service-oriented day job. What is her job?
waitress
Waitressing in between working out earns Maggie enough money to pursue her dreams. She’s good at saving up for what she needs.
Disneyland ticket booth girl
hairdresser
dental assistant
In the beginning, Scrap always finds Maggie at the gym, working on this equipment. Which equipment was it?
the ring
the ropes
the punching bag
Maggie always works out with the punching bag. But Frankie noticed the bag is working her out instead!
the treadmill
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To change Maggie’s bad punching bag techniques, Scrap offered her one of these. What did he offer?
weights
jumping rope
stationary bicycle
speed bag
The speed bag teaches a boxer how to hit and do some proper footwork while hitting properly. It’s not necessarily about the speed, as Maggie is told.
What is Frankie’s secondary reason for rejecting Maggie’s request for training?
she cries a lot
she’s too old
No one starts training to be a ballerina at age 30, said Frankie. So he thinks Maggie is too old to start boxing at that age.
she can't box
she's not from California
Aside from boxing, Frankie also loves books. He always reads the works of the Irish writer, Yeats. What kind of Yeats’ works does he read?
poetry
Frankie seems to be a man of many cultural interests. He loves reading the poetry of Yeats.
essay
novels
stage plays
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Frankie also busies himself studying another language. Which European language is this?
Spanish
Portuguese
French
Gaelic
Gaelic is also known as Old Irish. Frankie seems to be fond of old world culture.
It turns out that Frankie does write letters to his daughter. But the letters always come back, marked with these words.
deceased
return to sender
Frankie keeps all the “return to sender†letters he sent to his daughter in a shoe box. Forgiveness is hard to come by, for him.
wrong address
not enough stamps
What leader-like term does Maggie like to use when referring to Frankie?
sensei
mentor
boss
“Don't call me boss,†quipped Frankie. But Maggie still does!
cowboy
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Frankie only wanted to train Maggie in boxing, but doesn’t want to claim another job that goes with it. What job is this?
promoter
masseur
manager
Frankie doesn’t want to be the manager of another boxing talent. He recently got burned in this department by Big Willie, an up and coming contender who left him for another manager.
bouncer
Since Frankie doesn’t want to be Maggie’s manager, Scrap treated her to dinner, to “casually" meet a more active manager. During which special occasion did Scrap execute this plan?
Christmas Day
New Year's Day
Maggie’s birthday
Scrap treated Maggie to dinner for her birthday. But it was a pretext to meet with a new possible manager, which she declined.
Labor Day
Since Maggie has been training so hard for a while, she became raring to go and try to have one of these.
a fight
Every boxer’s dream is to have a public fight. Preferably, they want one with good winning money involved.
a vacation
a rest day
a treat
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Scrap suffered an injury during the 109th fight of his career. Which part of his body was permanently damaged as a result?
his ear
his eye
Scrap was blinded in one eye during the last boxing match he had. But his punch is still good!
his knee
his elbow
When Maggie began fighting to compete, Scrap compared her punching style with this legendary African-American fighter. Who was it?
Oscar Dela Hoya
Muhammad Ali
Sugar Ray Leonard
Scrap noticed that Maggie had a little Sugar Ray in her. Her was referring to Sugar Ray Leonard, a big name in boxing during the 1970s and 1980s.
George Foreman
During a longer fight, Maggie broke this body part, which Frankie somehow put back together. Which of Maggie's body parts did Frankie expertly fix?
her knee
her ears
her shoulder
her nose
Maggie got her nose broken. But Frankie knew how to fix it just enough to stop the bleeding to go on with the fight.
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When Maggie started fighting, she easily got a reputation for ending her fights the same way. Which way was it?
draw
a knockout
A knockout is when a boxer punches the opponent hard and the person who is hit falls to the ground. The referee counts to 10 for the knockout opponent to stand. If no standing occurs, then the puncher wins.
surrendering with the white towel
dead opponents
Aside from having a reputation of winning via knockouts, Maggie was also known to knock out her opponents during this round.
first round
While obviously silently impressed by Maggie’s ability to knock out her opponents during the first minute of the first round, Frankie reminds her to make the fight longer. "Isn’t that the point?†she counters, to which Frankie replied, "The point is to get good.â€
second round
third round
last round
Maggie’s first out-of-the-country fight took place in which European country?
Portugal
Italy
England
Maggie felt good beating her opponent in England. She then got other fights all over Europe, earning her enough money and boxing credibility.
San Marino
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In between boxing and waitressing, Frankie asks Maggie if her restaurant employer serves this kind of pastry the authentic way. Which fruity, sour pastry is this?
lemon pie
Frankie seems to have a taste for lemon pie that’s really home-made, not one made with artificial canned products. Maggie brought him to her father's favorite diner with that kind of good lemon pie.
turtle pie
chocolate cream pie
angel pie
When she started to earn money, Maggie surprised her mother and bought her one of these.
a car
a house
Maggie went home to Missouri and surprised her mother and sister with a new house she bought for them. But instead of being happy, it dismayed her mom because she would lose her welfare checks if she owned property.
a loan
a fast food chain franchise
Since it’s obvious Maggie’s not close to her mother or siblings, she turned to Frankie to become the replacement of a favorite relative she lost early in life. Who was this relative?
her uncle
her twin
her father
Maggie started to bond with Frankie like a substitute father. And vice versa, since Frankie started to care for her like a daughter, in replacement of the one he lost.
her half-brother
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Frankie finally agreed to a million-dollar prize fight for Maggie. In which famous city did this fight take place?
Orlando
Miami
Las Vegas
Boxing title fights are mostly fought in Las Vegas. Frankie wanted to fly there, and Maggie suggested they drive back.
New York
What happened to Maggie during the Las Vegas title fight?
she fainted
she died
she broke her neck
Maggie’s opponent gave her two illegal sucker punches, one which made her fall to the ground. She hit her head on the stool, breaking her neck in the process.
she won
As a result of her Las Vegas accident in the ring, what happened to Maggie?
went into a coma
died
became paralyzed
Doctors told Maggie that her spine was broken so badly that nothing could fuse it back together. She became paralyzed as a result and needed to be attached to a machine to breathe.
had a heart attack
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Contented with what she reached in her life, Maggie’s paralysis prompted her to ask Frankie for a request, which became a moral dilemma for him. What was this request?
to let her die
Maggie couldn't stand being paralyzed, so she asked Frankie to do to her what her father had done to their disabled dog. He killed and buried the dog, and she wanted Frankie to be the one to let help her die.
to bury her alive
to marry her
to adopt her
When Maggie finally died, what did Scrap say happened to Frankie?
became an alcoholic
went to visit his daughter
he didn’t go back to the boxing gym again
Scrap never saw Frankie go back to his own boxing gym after Maggie died. But we see Frankie eating in the ​diner where Maggie once took him for authentic homemade lemon pie.
he died, too
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